From the Shelf to the Big Screen

It was a meeting of the minds in the theater of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening, and a celebration of culture afterward at the Midtown restaurant Harlow.

Guests gathered to watch the New York premiere of "Midnight's Children," the book to film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name, which was directed by Deepa Mehta. Mr. Rushdie also wrote the screenplay for the film.